Earth Beat
Earth Beat is the radio show that’s all about us. Each week, we look at the highs and lows of life on this planet. With a unique mix of global stories, Earth Beat will make you rethink your surroundings and offers a window into other ...
Earth Beat is the radio show that’s all about us. Each week, we look at the highs and lows of life on this planet. With a unique mix of global stories, Earth Beat will make you rethink your surroundings and offers a window into other environments.
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Earth Beat - The dirt show
We look at our relationship with dirt. From dirt that ...
We look at our relationship with dirt. From dirt that makes us smarter, to pregnant dirt cravings to a restaurant serving dirt for dinner, we dish up the dirt on dirt.
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Life beyond Earth
This week we go intergalactic. Space. The final frontier? Or ...
This week we go intergalactic. Space. The final frontier? Or should we boldly not go where none have gone before? From space debris and who owns the moon to finding Mars on Earth, we examine life beyond our atmosphere.
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Spring
This week we're doing a big spring clean. From what ...
This week we're doing a big spring clean. From what garbage tells us about ourselves to why a winter thaw might not be a good thing in some parts of the world, we emerge from the long, dark winter with some of the sounds and rituals of spring.
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Small things
Small is beautiful. Not just things like seeds, bugs and ...
Small is beautiful. Not just things like seeds, bugs and microphotography, but footprints as well. We take a look at the small things and small solutions that make a difference to our ever-changing world.
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Born Free
This week on Earth Beat, born free? Our environment is ...
This week on Earth Beat, born free? Our environment is becoming increasingly monitored, and securitized. All for our own good, apparently. From intelligent surveillance and inserting RFID chips in your body, as well as the little things we encounter in our daily lives, we look at the policing of our brave new world.
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Plastic fantastic
Fantastic plastic and the things you can make out of ...
Fantastic plastic and the things you can make out of it. Houses. Blood. An island. And, of course, Tupperware. Plus, making a biodegradable type of plastic from plants.
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Waste not, want not
Is a retrofitted car more environmentally friendly than a new ...
Is a retrofitted car more environmentally friendly than a new one? Where does all that steel go anyway? And how about used deep-fry oil as a fuel for your newly retrofitted vehicle? How to use the wasted or failing resources at your fingertips to create more.
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Sensing our environment
From using smell in both architecture and art to influence ...
From using smell in both architecture and art to influence behaviour and emotion, to customising soundscapes, we examine how smell and sound affect the way we do things.
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Living longer
Due to assorted cleverness, were living longer. But before we ...
Due to assorted cleverness, were living longer. But before we pat ourselves on the collective back, bear in mind that this means a whole new set of issues to consider. What are the costs - both financial and environmental - of us not dying young? And how do we adapt our environment to suit an ageing population?
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Man versus nature
From growing grapes in Siberia to living with cliff erosion ...
From growing grapes in Siberia to living with cliff erosion and turning trees into streetlights, who will emerge victorious?
